R. L. Burnside

R. L. Burnside (born Robert Lee Burnside, Harmontown, Lafayette County, Mississippi, November 21 or November 23, 1926; d. Memphis, Tennessee, September 1, 2005) was a blues singer, songwriter and guitarist who lived much of his life in and around Holly Springs, Mississippi.

Selected albums

• First Recordings (recorded in the late 1960s by George Mitchell; re-released by Fat Possum Records in 2003)
• A Ass Pocket of Whisky (1996, featuring the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion)
• Burnside on Burnside (a critically acclaimed 2001 live album recorded in the Crystal Ballroom on Portland Oregon's Burnside street)
• Come On In, Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down, and A Bothered Mind (three albums of remixed material, often featuring guest artists, released in 1998, 2000 and 2004, respectively)
• Too Bad Jim (a juke joint classic produced in 1992 by Robert Palmer.)
• Well, Well, Well (songs and interviews from 1986-1993, released in 2001 on MC Records)